Cristina Alarcón
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Alarcón |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Alarcón |
| SIGNATURE | ALARCÓN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | History of Education Department, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9514-1452 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Improbable Identification? The Netherlands as a “Reference Society” within the Chilean Educational Policy-Making Debate (2014–2015)
This paper investigated a policy-making debate in Chile, by examining the construction of the Netherlands as a new “reference society”. It focused on a reform agenda that aimed at a transformation of the neo-liberal school governance model. Based on the analysis of government documents, parliamentary debates, and media materials, the paper concludes that in addition to the consideration of PISA results the identification with the Netherlands serv…
Subtle distinctions in the construction of ‘reference societies’
This article combines the perspective of transnational transfer with contributions from social theory and historical sociology – specifically the Luhmannian concept of social ‘inclusion’. In doing so, this article reconstructs a historical case regarding the conflicting implementation of universal conscription and compulsory schooling in Chile in the context of a reform process that took place at the turn of the twentieth century and was oriented…
Governing by Testing
This paper analyzes the activities, members, and effects of an inter-American expert network for the diffusion of psychometric knowledge, specifically of standardized aptitude testing for university admission in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. Within the framework of educational transfer studies, the role of international, nongovernmental, and philanthropic organizations is examined. It is argued that circulation of psychometric knowled…
Modelltransfer im Schatten des Krieges
Governing by Testing
This paper analyzes the activities, members, and effects of an inter-American expert network for the diffusion of psychometric knowledge, specifically of standardized aptitude testing for university admission in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. Within the framework of educational transfer studies, the role of international, nongovernmental, and philanthropic organizations is examined. It is argued that circulation of psychometric knowled…
Modelltransfer im Schatten des Krieges
Governing by Testing
This paper analyzes the activities, members, and effects of an inter-American expert network for the diffusion of psychometric knowledge, specifically of standardized aptitude testing for university admission in Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s. Within the framework of educational transfer studies, the role of international, nongovernmental, and philanthropic organizations is examined. It is argued that circulation of psychometric knowled…
Subtle distinctions in the construction of ‘reference societies’
This article combines the perspective of transnational transfer with contributions from social theory and historical sociology – specifically the Luhmannian concept of social ‘inclusion’. In doing so, this article reconstructs a historical case regarding the conflicting implementation of universal conscription and compulsory schooling in Chile in the context of a reform process that took place at the turn of the twentieth century and was oriented…
An Improbable Identification? The Netherlands as a “Reference Society” within the Chilean Educational Policy-Making Debate (2014–2015)
This paper investigated a policy-making debate in Chile, by examining the construction of the Netherlands as a new “reference society”. It focused on a reform agenda that aimed at a transformation of the neo-liberal school governance model. Based on the analysis of government documents, parliamentary debates, and media materials, the paper concludes that in addition to the consideration of PISA results the identification with the Netherlands serv…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works) · History (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · 1824-1920 (1 work) · 1879-1884 (1 work)